Up until 1900 Baja was a subdivision of Mexico. When Mexico fell apart in 1900 Baja became a new state. Even as Alta, Utah, and even New Mexico and Sonora became more English than Spanish, Bajans kept to their Spanish heritage. Baja has not engaged in very many wars in its history, only having gotten in three wars: The Great War, The Mexican War and The Bajan-Sonoran War.